Employment and Support Allowance

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance and support his Department provides to people assessed as fit for work by ATOS and declined employment support allowance whilst awaiting reconsideration.

Michael Penning: When a decision maker has decided that a claimant does not have limited capability for work following a Work Capability Assessment, the Department makes a decision assurance call. During this call, the claimant can be advised of what alternative benefits may be available and what action to take if they dispute the decision.
	The decision letter issued to the claimant in these circumstances also provides detailed advice on claiming jobseeker's allowance and other benefits. Jobcentres also provide further advice to claimants to help them return to work.

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress his Department has made on addressing issues regarding ATOS testing for disability benefit claimants.

Michael Penning: ‘Atos testing’ has been interpreted to be the work capability assessments in the medical services agreement.
	DWP continually monitors the effectiveness of Atos Healthcare’s performance.
	In July 2013, we announced an unacceptable drop in the quality of reports provided by Atos Healthcare. Since then, the Department has been working closely with Atos Healthcare to progress their quality improvement plans, which has seen Atos overhaul their audit arrangements and put their work force through a process of retraining and re-accreditation.
	DWP has announced that they will bring in new assessment provision to provide additional delivery capacity for work capability assessments with the aim of reducing waiting times. Commercial activity to procure this additional delivery capacity is already under way.

Cholesterol

Rushanara Ali: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of adults with high blood cholesterol in England.

Jane Ellison: The Government has an ambitious programme to improve public health through strengthening local action, behavioural changes and promoting healthy choices, and changing the environment to support healthier lives.
	We know that many premature deaths and illnesses could be avoided by improving lifestyles. Blood cholesterol levels can be lowered by eating a healthy, balanced diet that is low in saturated fat, taking regular exercise, stop smoking and reducing alcohol intake.
	Our programme includes national ambitions to reduce smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, and harmful use of alcohol, all with appropriate metrics included in the public health outcomes framework.
	In addition to this, through the NHS Health Check, people between the ages of 40 and 74 are offered a range of checks on their health, including on cholesterol levels. The check gives doctors an opportunity for the early identification of cardiovascular risks in the adult population.
	The Department’s mandate for NHS England sets out the improvements in health and health care outcomes that the national health service is expected to deliver, and the priorities for improvement are reflected in the NHS outcomes framework. This includes supporting earlier diagnosis of illness by tackling issues such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which are both risk factors for coronary heart disease.

Depressive Illnesses

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  which drugs are the five most frequently prescribed in the NHS for treatment of anxiety and depression;
	(2)  what the cost to the NHS of prescriptions was for anti-depressant drugs in each of the last 10 years;
	(3)  how many prescriptions for anti-depressants were issued in (a) England, (b) each region of England and (c) each health authority area in each of the last 10 years.

Norman Lamb: Information on the five medicines for the treatment of anxiety and depression, with the most prescriptions dispensed, in the last financial year, 2012-13, is provided.
	
		
			 Table 1: The five most frequently dispensed medicines used for the treatment of anxiety, as defined by section 4.1.2 Anxiolytics of the British National Formulary (BNF) and for depression, as defined by section 4.3 Antidepressant drugs of the BNF, in terms of prescription items written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community, in England, in 2012-131 
			  BNF 4.1.2 Anxiolytics BNF 4.3 Antidepressant drugs 
			 Ranking Name Items dispensed (thousand) Name Items dispensed (thousand) 
			 1 Diazepam 5,245.3 Citalopram Hydrobromide 13,576.3 
			 2 Lorazepam 1,012.3 Amitriptyline Hydrochloride 10,513,1 
			 3 Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride 166.2 Fluoxetine Hydrochloride 5,874.8 
			 4 Buspirone Hydrochloride 150.5 Sertraline Hydrochloride 5,220.5 
			 5 Oxazepam 150.4 Mirtazapine 4,730.5 
			 1 Medicines may be used to treat conditions other than the therapeutic classifications defined in the BNF. Source. Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) system. The Health and Social Care Information Centre, Prescribing and Primary Care Services. 
		
	
	The cost of antidepressant prescription items dispensed in. each of the last 10 financial years, together with the number of items, is provided.
	
		
			 Table 2: The net ingredient cost (NIC) of prescription items written in the UK and dispensed in the community, in England, for medicines classified as anti-depressants in BNF section 4.3 Antidepressant drugs, for each of the last available 10 financial years, together with the number of prescription items dispensed1 
			 £000 
			  NIC Prescription items 
			 2003-04 398,132.2 28,098.9 
			 2004-05 393,588.2 28,913.4 
			 2005-06 322,035.5 29,878.5 
			 2006-07 285,623.6 31,704.6 
			 2007-08 268,163.4 34,325.9 
			 2008-09 242,880.2 36,531.2 
			 2009-10 225,843.2 40,096.8 
			 2010-11 237,802.4 43,735.5 
			 2011-12 253,538.8 47,743.6 
			 2012-13 216,870.6 50,663.9 
			 1 Medicines may be used to treat conditions other than the therapeutic classifications defined in the BNF. Source: Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) system. The Health and Social Care Information Centre, Prescribing and Primary Care Services. 
		
	
	Information is not held centrally on the number of prescriptions issued. Information is available for the number of prescription items dispensed for England and by special health authorities only and is not available for a full 10 year period.
	
		
			 Table 3: Number of prescription items dispensed in the community for antidepressant medicines, as defined by BNF section 4.3 Antidepressant drugs, written in England and by strategic health authority (SHA), in the UK, with the net ingredient cost1, 2, 3 
			 Prescription items (thousand) 
			  2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 
			 England4 39,736,1 43,388.5 47,405.8 50,334.2 
			      
			 SHA     
			 East Midlands 3,561.8 3,899.0 4,281.4 4,573.3 
			 East of England 4,559.4 4,999.9 5,470.1 5,833.8 
			 London 3,588.8 3,916.2 4,289.4 4,532.8 
			 North East 2,818.7 3,118.6 3,424.2 3,648.7 
			 North West 6,617.0 7,184.4 7,815.9 8,271.7 
			 South Central 3,023.0 3,285.4 3,533.4 3,687.8 
			 South East Coast 3,046.8 3,328.8 3,636.1 3,874.2 
			 South West 4,245.2 4,651.3 5,116.2 5,452.9 
			 West Midlands 3,842.0 4,174.1 4,570.8 4,840.3 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 4,422.6 4,813.7 5,248.6 5,581.1 
			 Unidentified5 10.9 17.2 19.8 37.7 
			 NIC (£000) 
			  2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 
			 England4 223,108.2 235,350.8 251,178.9 214,892.7 
			      
			 SHA     
			 East Midlands 18,138.9 19,936.6 21,853.8 18,928.9 
			 East of England 25,605.9 27,009.8 28,663.7 24,301.5 
			 London 22,233.0 23,721.2 24,708.7 20,330.0 
			 North East 14,441.1 15,362.4 15,865.8 13,262.8 
			 North West 37,790.0 38,602.1 40,981.2 35,693.3 
			 South Central 17,231.2 17,778.4 19,542.5 16,729.9 
			 South East Coast 19,686.3 21,180.8 22,885.8 19,751.7 
			 South West 22,842.8 24,006.8 26,326.2 23,001.2 
		
	
	
		
			 West Midlands 22,766.6 24,228.2 25,509.5 21,353.3 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber 22,313.5 23,426.7 24,742.9 21,396.4 
			 Unidentified5 59.0 97.8 98.6 143.9 
			 1 Medicines may be used to treat conditions other than the therapeutic classifications defined in the BNF. 2 ePACT data has been used as this is available at sub-national level but is only available for financial years 2009-10 onwards. 3 Information is not available by geographical region. 4 Due to a different data source being used for this PQ figures for England do not exactly match England totals in Table 2. 5 Represents prescription items that cannot be attributed to a named SHA. Source: Prescribing Analysis and CosT tool (ePACT) system. The Health and Social Care Information Centre, Prescribing and Primary Care Services.

Health: Children

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 414W, on health: children, if he will commission a sample study or a review of sample studies to discover the levels of unfitness in schoolchildren.

Jane Ellison: The Department has not planned to commission a sample study or a review of sample studies to discover the level of unfitness in schoolchildren.
	We know that too many children are overweight and we want more children to do regular exercise. So that all pupils develop healthy, active lifestyles, the Government is providing primary schools with over £450 million of ring-fenced funding to improve physical education and sport provision over academic years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16.

Home Care Services: Pay

John Woodcock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of levels of adherence to minimum wage legislation in the home care sector.

Norman Lamb: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is responsible for national minimum wage (NMW) policy, including the policy on compliance and enforcement. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforce the NMW on BIS's behalf.
	The Government is taking action to improve compliance with national minimum wage legislation including HMRC's targeted enforcement activity on non-compliance in the care sector. HMRC is also collaborating with care sector representative bodies to improve understanding of compliance risks and design controls within payroll systems that prevent workers being underpaid the minimum wage.

Mental Health Services

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) children were referred through the NHS for counselling to treat depression and anxiety in each of the last 10 years.

Norman Lamb: There is a range of talking therapies and counselling available for the treatment of depression and anxiety. We do not keep data on ail of these. However, since 2008 we have collected data on the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme. This data was collected, through an aggregate Key Performance Indicators collection, but this does not provide the required breakdown of men, women and children.

Burma

Yasmin Qureshi: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports the Government has received of violations of international law taking place in Burma.

Hugo Swire: The Government receives a wide range of reports concerning the situation in Burma, some of which contain allegations of violations of international norms. For example, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma, Tomas Ojea Quintana, regularly highlights in his reports to the UN General Assembly areas where international human rights standards have been contravened.
	We continue to urge the Burmese Government to adhere to international standards across the full range of issues, from human rights to non-proliferation. We are specially pressing for the opening of an Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the ratification of key conventions and protocols, such as the international convention on civil and political rights and the chemical weapons convention. I will be repeating these calls in person to members of the Burmese Government during my visit to Burma later this month.

Domestic Violence

Bob Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of domestic violence in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England; and what assistance her Department offers to victims of domestic violence.

Norman Baker: holding answer 20 January 2014
	The coalition Government's approach to tackling domestic violence and abuse is set out in our Call to End Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and supporting action plan 2013. We have ring-fenced nearly £40 million of stable funding for specialist local domestic and sexual violence support services until 2015. This helps fund 144 Independent Domestic Violence Advisers and 54 Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference Co-ordinators across England and Wales.
	The Home Office has provided funding to domestic violence and abuse services in the West Midlands, and this includes support for 15 Independent Domestic Violence Advisers and four Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference co-ordinators across the West Midlands as a whole, including one such adviser in Coventry.

Public Expenditure

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in what areas of her Department’s spending reductions of 1.17 per cent in 2014-15 and 1.13 per cent in 2015-16 will be found.

Helen Grant: With the exception of budgets for minority language broadcasting and contractually committed PFI schemes, these budget reductions were applied equally across all of the Department’s budgets and those of its arm’s length bodies. Specific spending plans for 2014-15 and 2015-16 will now be made by each organisation against these reduced budgets.

Staff

Chris Ruane: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment he has made of the potential for the provision of mindfulness for the staff of the House in improving wellbeing.

John Thurso: The Safety, Health and Wellbeing service (SHWS) offers a range of interventions and programmes to improve the wellbeing of House staff. Individuals will be signposted towards mindfulness programmes where this would be of benefit. The cognitive behavioural therapy element of mindfulness is also offered where appropriate. The Welfare team have found the principles of mindfulness a useful tool for improving the wellbeing for those staff who present with anxiety or depression.
	SHWS have an active mental health awareness agenda, and the Learning and Development and Diversity teams work with SHWS to assess and promote wellbeing among staff.

Enterprise Zones

Graham Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the National Audit Office report, Funding and structures for local economic growth, published on 6 December 2013, for what reasons the Government has revised its estimate of the number of jobs to be created in enterprise zones by 2015.

Kris Hopkins: The enterprise zone job figures set out in the National Audit Office report were based upon early estimates made by the zones themselves in 2011. As the programme has progressed, we have developed estimates which reflect zone's revised delivery ambitions and actual market conditions.

Housing: Construction

Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  what proportion of housing development has taken place on (a) greenbelt and (b) brownfield land in each of the last 20 years in England; and how many (i) housing units and (ii) hectares of land this figure represents;
	(2)  how many hectares of land in England have been (a) declassified and (b) classified as greenbelt in each of the last 20 years.

Nicholas Boles: holding answer 14 January 2014
	Figures are not centrally held for the change in the classification of green belt over each of the last 20 years.
	However, historic statistics on new dwellings built and associated area of land developed within the green belt, and on brownfield (previously-developed) land, are published on my Department's website at Live Tables P211, P213, P226 and P246.
	www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-land-use-change-statistics
	In particular, I would note that the level of green belt development (measured by the total land area changing to residential use within the green belt) is at its lowest since, the figures began in 1989, as the following table illustrates:
	
		
			  Hectares 
			 1989 210 
			 1990 370 
			 1991 160 
			 1992 210 
			 1993 170 
			 1994 190 
			 1995 210 
			 1996 180 
			 1997 220 
			 1998 230 
			 1999 1- 
			 2000 320 
			 2001 260 
			 2002 260 
			 2003 280 
			 2004 180 
			 2005 220 
			 2006 220 
			 2007 230 
			 2008 200 
			 2009 160 
			 2010 160 
			 2011 90 
			 1 Incomplete data 
		
	
	To place this in context, in 2011, the green belt in England had an estimated area of 1,639,540 hectares (hence 90 hectares represents 0.005% of England's green belt).
	Moreover, I would observe that in 2011, 71% of all new dwellings within the green belt were built on previously developed land, reflecting the fact that there is brownfield land within green belt boundaries that can be reasonably redeveloped, provided it does not harm the openness of the green belt.
	The green belt has a valuable role protecting against urban sprawl and providing a green lung round our towns and cities. The National Planning Policy Framework, which safeguards national green belt protection, explains how the green belt serves to:
	check the unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas;
	prevent neighbouring towns merging into one another;
	assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment;
	preserve the setting and special character of historic towns; and
	assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land.
	This Government has abolished the Labour Government's top-down regional strategies which sought to delete or undermine green belt protection in 30 towns and cities across England.
	In addition, as outlined in the written statements of 1 July 2013, Official Report, columns 24-25WS, and 17 January 2014, Official Report, columns 33-34WS, our planning policy on traveller sites states that both temporary and permanent Traveller sites are inappropriate development in green belt.
	Those statements also made clear that unmet need, whether for traveller sites or for conventional housing, is unlikely to outweigh harm to the green belt and other harm to constitute the “very special circumstances” justifying inappropriate development in the green belt.

Temporary Accommodation: Cumbria

John Woodcock: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many families were based in temporary accommodation in (a) Barrow-in-Furness and (b) South Lakeland in each quarter of the last five years.

Kris Hopkins: Snapshot figures of households in temporary accommodation, which were recorded on the last day of each quarter, are provided in the following tables.
	
		
			 Barrow-in-Furness 
			   Of which: 
			 As at: Households in temporary accommodation Include dependent children/pregnant mothers 
			 31 December 2008 11 7 
			 31 March 2009 8 5 
			 30 June 2009 11 6 
			 30 September 2009 14 6 
			 31 December 2009 4 2 
			 31 March 2010 11 5 
			 30 June 2010 12 5 
			 30 September 2010 13 5 
			 31 December 2010 14 6 
			 31 March 2011 10 5 
			 30 June 2011 10 10 
			 30 September 2011 11 8 
			 31 December 2011 12 6 
			 31 March 2012 12 6 
			  
			 30 June 2012 13 6 
			 30 September 2012 18 6 
			 31 December 2012 13 0 
			 31 March 2013 8 2 
			 30 June 2013 5 1 
			 30 September 2013 5 1 
		
	
	
		
			 South Lakeland 
			   Of which: 
			 As at: Households in temporary accommodation Include dependent children/pregnant mothers 
			 31 December 2008 27 13 
			 31 March 2009 28 16 
			 30 June 2009 22 13 
			 30 September 2009 31 11 
			 31 December 2009 30 14 
			 31 March 2010 19 15 
			 30 June 2010 12 8 
			 30 September 2010 24 12 
			 31 December 2010 18 7 
			 31 March 2011 26 12 
			 30 June 2011 13 6 
			 30 September 2011 19 9 
			 31 December 2011 14 6 
			 31 March 2012 11 4 
			 30 June 2012 13 5 
			 30 September 2012 6 2 
			 31 December 2012 8 1 
			 31 March 2013 n/a n/a 
			 30 June 2013 9 2 
			 30 September 2013 9 2 
			 n/a = Data not available. 
		
	
	This Government has retained a strong homelessness safety net protected in law, supported by £470 million in the current spending review period to prevent and tackle homelessness, rough sleeping and repossessions. We are seeing this investment making an impact with homeless families now spending seven months less in temporary accommodation than since the start of 2010.
	We have also made some changes to the rules under the Localism Act to enable local authorities to help households move more quickly into a settled home. This means households will no longer need to be placed in temporary accommodation while they wait for social housing to become available.

Army: Recruitment

Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Minister in his Department gave authority for the decision for the Recruiting Partnering Project for army recruitment in 2011.

Anna Soubry: The Initial Gate Business Case was approved in July 2008 under the previous Government.
	The Main Gate Business Case for the Recruiting Partnering Project was approved in November 2011 by the then Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, my right hon. Friend the Member for South Leicestershire (Mr Robathan).

Army: South East

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many regular force army redundancies he plans to make in the South East.

Anna Soubry: There has been no announcement made in regard to any future plans for regular army redundancies beyond those, already announced under Tranches 1, 2 and 3 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme.
	However, it should be noted that the selection of personnel for redundancy is not made on the basis of geographical location. Service personnel move between posts and locations regularly, and the location at which they will be serving on their final day of service may be different from that at which they were notified.

ICT

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions his Department's IT system used for emails has failed in the East of Scotland in each of the last three years.

Philip Dunne: There are a number of e-mail systems used by the Ministry of Defence and there is no business requirement to centrally hold details of individual failure reports for any of these independently managed systems. This information could therefore be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Floods

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government is taking to protect Sites of Specific Scientific Interest which have been affected by recent floods.

Dan Rogerson: Natural England and the Environment Agency issued a joint statement before Christmas, which outlined how they intended to respond to the coastal flooding. It emphasised the urgent need to ensure people and their property were safe; recognising that for many wildlife sites, because of their natural resilience to flooding, there was time to reflect on the best long term and most sustainable solutions. DEFRA officials recently met Natural England and the Environment Agency to discuss next steps for coastal wildlife sites affected. As a result of those discussions Natural England will be carrying out an assessment of the implications for wildlife.
	The Environment Agency and Natural England will work hard with local communities, landowners and environmental NGOs to determine the appropriate solutions on a case by case basis; while taking account of the overall picture regionally and nationally. In the meantime, remedial works have already been completed on a few sites (eg Cley Marshes in North Norfolk) where these were urgent and affordable.

Banks: Pay

Paul Flynn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  what criteria have been set by each bank in receipt of public money for qualification for senior staff bonuses; whether the Prudential Regulation Authority plays a role in the ratification of such criteria; and whether his Department has provided any guidance to the remuneration committees of such banks on bonus payments;
	(2)  what recent representations he has received opposing the payment of bonuses to employees of banks in receipt of funds from the public purse;
	(3)  what guidelines (a) UK Financial Investments and (b) the Prudential Regulation Authority have established to govern bonuses paid to senior bank executives.

Sajid Javid: The Government has not received a specific proposal from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) or Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) for this year’s remuneration round so it is not yet possible to evaluate fully the merits and implications for shareholders. It is important for taxpayers that such proposals are considered fully and properly.
	The Government works closely with UK Financial Investments (UKFI) to ensure that the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group follow best practice in setting pay levels. UKFI engages as a shareholder to ensure incentives are based on long-term, sustainable performance which rebuilds the businesses of the banks and protects value for the taxpayer as shareholder. UKFI will seek to ensure that neither bank pays any more than the minimum necessary.
	The rules governing remuneration, including bonuses paid to senior bank executives are set out in the Prudential Regulation Authority’s and Financial Conduct Authority’s Remuneration Code:
	http://fshandbook.info/FS/html/handbook/SYSC/19A

Pay

Sharon Hodgson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  what the median gross pay of (a) men and (b) women is in each pay band in his Department;
	(2)  what the median gross pay is of staff in his Department and its executive agencies in each pay band who are identified as (a) white British and (b) of black, Asian and other minority ethnic groups.

Nicky Morgan: The following table shows median pay for gender and ethnicity for HM Treasury which is based on the median data supplied in the 2012-13 Annual Report of Accounts:
	
		
			 £ 
			 Grade BME White Female Male 
			 Specialist 1— 135,000 128,810 137,247 
			 Grade B 20,956 19,765 20,445 20,226 
			 Grade C 24,284 24,649 24,512 24,646 
			 Grade D 29,199 30,078 30,545 29,445 
			 Grade E 46,985 48,787 48,253 49,319 
			 Grade E2 1— 61,484 63,190 61,271 
			 SCS 89,340 70,196 70,912 70,632 
		
	
	
		
			 Student 18,366 18,366 18,366 18,366 
			 1 Data is not supplied for these grades as they have less than five employees This could result in an individual's data being identified. Note: Data taken from 12/13 Annual Report of Accounts less agencies, SPADS and Ministers 
		
	
	Data has not been supplied for the Debt Management Office, HMT's executive agency, because they do not use pay bands or similar salary groups within their pay system.

UK Asset Resolution

Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many buy to let mortgages held by UKAR (a) are currently in arrears and (b) have had proceedings taken to protect assured shorthold tenancy arrangements.

Sajid Javid: NRAM and Bradford and Bingley are managed by UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR) which was established in 2010 to manage the disposal and rundown of outstanding assets at Bradford and Bingley and Northern Rock Asset Management in an integrated way, with a view to creating value for the taxpayer. UKAR is managed at arm's length from Government, on commercial principles.
	Information on arrears is published in UKAR's accounts. The latest report is available under the following link:
	http://www.ukar.co.uk/~/media/Files/U/Ukar-V2/Attachments/press-releases/UKAR-interim-report-141113.pdf
	It is not clear what is being asked for by the request for the short hold tenancy arrangements.

Electronic Government

Stephen Doughty: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 
	(1)  what estimate he has made of the number of websites charging for access to Government online services in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  if he will take steps to enable the Competition and Markets Authority to be able to take enforcement action on websites found to be charging for access to online Government services irrespective of whether a disclaimer statement is deployed;
	(3)  what cross-departmental Ministerial meetings he has held since October 2013 relating to websites charging for access to Government online services; if he will report on the progress of the review being led by the Government Digital Service; and how many complaints were received by his Department in each month since October 2013.

Nick Hurd: I have regular meetings with my ministerial colleagues but it has been the practice of successive Administrations that details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.
	Officials in the Government Digital Service (GDS) are leading a cross-government exercise to gather information about the operation of third-party websites offering services associated with official Government services. This research will guide our work to address the issue and the Government's engagement with the internet search, engine providers that carry advertisements for the services of these unofficial providers.
	Where Government has become aware of websites that make misleading claims in their advertising it has brought these complaints to the attention of the Advertising Standards Authority. Government has and continues to take direct action to prevent the misuse of Government logos or any suggestion of affiliation with Government by these websites.
	From 2014, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be taking over many of the functions and responsibilities of the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading. The CMA is an independent body.

Solar Events

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what contingency plans the Government has in the event of large solar flares.

Francis Maude: The Government's broad approach to resilience is to ensure that effective cross cutting capabilities and business continuity arrangements are in place to underpin the response to a disruptive challenge, irrespective of its cause.
	In the case of severe space weather, which includes solar flares, the Government is working with industry and the science and engineering communities to better understand the potential impacts of this complex risk and ensure that wherever possible infrastructure is robust enough to minimise the risk to critical systems.
	In addition, the UK is collaborating with international partners to improve our ability to predict and assess space weather events, and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills recently announced a £4.6 million investment for the Met Office space weather forecasting and prediction centre.

Bishop of Bath and Wells

Tessa Munt: To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what repairs or maintenance to the living accommodation of the Bishop of Bath and Wells in the Bishop's Palace in Wells were identified in the Church Commissioners' most recent Quinquennial Review; what the date was of that review; and what the anticipated costs were of any such repairs or maintenance.

Tony Baldry: The living accommodation for the Bishop of Bath and Wells and his family form an integral part of the palace at Wells. The latest quinquennial review took place in 2013. Due to the location of the accommodation for the Bishop within the palace the review did not separate out the various specific costs of work required within the Bishop’s flat from that of the rest of the palace complex.

Bishop of Bath and Wells

Tessa Munt: To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the future of the Bishop's Palace in Wells, what consultation has taken place between the Church Commissioners and (a) English Heritage and (b) any other individual or body qualified to advise the Commissioners under section 4 of the Episcopal Endowment and Stipend Measure 1943.

Tony Baldry: Section 4 of the Episcopal Endowments and Stipends Measure 1943 does not apply in this case, as the Commissioners have not exercised a power conferred by that Measure to transfer, sell, convert or demolish the palace. The Bishops of Bath and Wells and Taunton will continue to use the office accommodation and the chapel in the palace for their work and ministry, and the public will continue to have access to the palace and its gardens through the work of the Palace Trust.

Bishop of Bath and Wells

Tessa Munt: To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners what consultation has taken place between the Church Commissioners and the Diocesan Advisory Committee in accordance with the terms of the Episcopal Endowment and Stipend Measure 1943 section 3(1) over the proposed new residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells and the proposed change of use of the Bishop's Palace at Wells.

Tony Baldry: No consultation has taken place with the diocesan advisory committee under section 3 of the Episcopal Endowments and Stipends Measure, because the Commissioners are not taking a decision to which section 3(1) applies. The Bishops of Bath and Wells and Taunton will continue to use the office accommodation and the chapel in the Palace for their work and ministry, and the public will continue to have access to the Palace and its gardens through the work of the Palace Trust.

Fuel Cells: Hydrogen

Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  what steps he is taking to enable the hydrogen fuel industry to compete effectively and secure a position for itself as a viable part of the transport mix;
	(2)  what steps he is taking to support the hydrogen fuelling market; and what the Government's proposed timeline for implementing these measures is.

Robert Goodwill: Three Government Departments (BIS, DECC and DFT through the Office for Low Emission Vehicles) have been participating in UKH2Mobility, a joint industry-Government project. The aims of the project are to evaluate the potential for hydrogen as a fuel for transport in the UK and to identify what it will take to position the UK as an early market for the commercial deployment of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles from 2015.
	Following the completion of the evaluation phase and publication of the report in February 2013, UKH2Mobility has been working in Phase 2 to develop a potential business plan for the roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and the associated refuelling infrastructure in the UK. Key areas of work have included improving the understanding of the early customer proposition, developing options for securing the initial investment in hydrogen refuelling stations, and identifying mechanisms to ensure a pathway to production of green hydrogen.
	The UKH2Mobility project has developed an outline business plan, as targeted by end 2013. This includes some potential options and choices for both Government and industry stakeholders and these will be considered by participants over the next few months.
	In addition, the Government is now analysing responses received following the call for evidence to inform the design of the £500 million package of Government support for ultra low emission vehicles between 2015-20. Any interventions from Government for the roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and the associated refuelling infrastructure will be determined in the context of that wider package of support.

Rescue Services: Finance

Dan Jarvis: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what financial support the UK provides to mountain rescue teams.

Stephen Hammond: Grants to the three UK Mountain Rescue Organisations totalling £200,000 per annum have been provided for the four financial years from 2011-12 to 2014-15.

Reshoring

Richard Graham: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the potential for re-shoring and import substitution in the UK economy.

Vincent Cable: An initial Manufacturing Advisory Service assessment found that 11% of SMEs surveyed had reshored some production to the UK in the last 12 months. The automotive council has also identified £3 billion of additional sourcing opportunities; offshore wind could support 30,000 supply chain jobs by 2020; and the new nuclear build programme could add £11 billion GVA if 44% of contracts go to UK suppliers. Together these suggest considerable potential for rebuilding UK supply chains.

Business: Higher Education

Eric Ollerenshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to help build partnerships between businesses and universities.

David Willetts: The Government encourages businesses and universities to collaborate through a variety of funding mechanisms, tax incentives and other means. Most recently the Prime Minister announced £15 million of funding for a pilot of University Enterprise Zones.
	Other ways in which Government supports collaboration between businesses and universities include through the Technology Strategy Board and the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

EU External Trade

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent progress has been made on establishing EU free trade agreements. [R]

Michael Fallon: The EU has agreements in place with some 50 partner countries and has finished negotiating 10 trade agreements that have yet to enter into force. It also has 12 Free Trade Agreement negotiations under way.
	Ongoing negotiations include those with major trading partners such as the USA and Japan. Negotiations with the Commonwealth countries of Canada and Singapore reached political conclusion last year.
	A full list of the EU Free Trade Agreements in place and currently under negotiation is available on the DG Trade website:
	http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2012/november/tradoc_150129.pdf

Furniture: Imports

Andrew Stephenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received on the importing of furniture that does not meet the requirements in the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988; and if he will make a statement.

Jennifer Willott: In the past six months, Ministers in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills have received three pieces of correspondence on this matter.

Local Enterprise Partnerships

Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to encourage local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) to encourage inward investment to their area; and what guidance he gives LEPs on steps they should take to differentiate their area from other parts of the UK.

Michael Fallon: UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) has overall responsibility within Government for the attraction and retention of foreign direct investment in the UK. It provides a range of support and services to new investors considering a presence in the UK for the first time, and works with established investors to help maintain and grow their business in and from the UK. Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are an integral part of the national offer.
	LEPs are developing Strategic Economic Plans, which will set out how they will encourage growth in their areas. UKTI is supporting them to help them better articulate their inward investment offer, focusing on differentiating their area from overseas rather than internal competition. UKTI is providing extra resource to ensure LEPs are better equipped to attract high quality foreign direct investment.
	An early part of this work is the Local Investment Showcase:
	www.localinvestuk.com
	where LEPs and their delivery partners have been encouraged to represent their globally competitive sector strengths in the form of an attractive, searchable online profile.